Overview

• In a podcast with José Ramón de la Morena, the 18-year-old Barcelona winger discussed his life, career and recent controversies.
• He said he learned at 16 that his father had been stabbed, was kept at home by relatives, then visited him in the hospital after training the next day.
• Yamal recounted a migration story that began with his grandmother slipping onto a bus from Morocco to Mataró as his mother later arrived from Guinea.
• He said he bought a home chosen by his mother, whom he calls his queen, describing the purchase as a promise fulfilled after a difficult childhood.
• Addressing criticism of his 18th-birthday party, he called claims about selecting women and mocking servers false, while one outlet reported the stabbing occurred on August 14, 2024.